Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Orion Township
Township
Location in Fulton County
Fulton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°35′03″N 89°55′53″W / 40.58417°N 89.93139°WCoordinates: 40°35′03″N 89°55′53″W / 40.58417°N 89.93139°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	36.83 sq mi (95.4 km^2)
• Land	36.47 sq mi (94.5 km^2)
• Water	0.36 sq mi (0.9 km^2)  0.98%
Elevation	630 ft (192 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,195
• Density	32.8/sq mi (12.7/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61520, 61533
GNIS feature ID	0429504

Orion Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,195 and it contained 518 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.83 square miles (95.4 km²), of which 36.47 square miles (94.5 km²) (or 99.02%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km²) (or 0.98%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Breeds
• Rawalts

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Breeds, Orendorff, Red School and Wolf.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 9

School districts

• Canton Union School District 66
• Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
• Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 91
• State Senate District 46

References

• "Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives